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. 2024 Dec 18;25(24):13569. doi: 10.3390/ijms252413569
ACT Adoptive Cellular Therapy
ADAM17 A Disintegrin And Metalloproteinase 17
ADCC Antibody-Dependent Cellular Cytotoxicity
APC Antigen-Presenting Cell
APN Adiponectin
Alox5 Arachidonate 5-Lipoxygenase
bFGF Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor
Breg Regulatory B Lymphocyte
CAA Cancer-Associated Adipocyte
CAF Cancer-Associated Fibroblast
CAR Chimeric Antigen Receptor
CAR-M Chimeric Antigen Receptor Macrophage
CAR-NK Chimeric Antigen Receptor Natural Killer
CAR-T Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell Therapy
CAR-Neu Chimeric Antigen Receptors Neutrophils
CCL C-C Motif Chemokine Ligand
CD Cluster of Differentiation
CIC Circulating Immune Complex
CIK Cytokine-Induced Killer
CPI Checkpoint Inhibitor
CSF1R Colony-Stimulating Factor 1 Receptor
CTL Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte
CTLA-4 Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Antigen 4
CXCL C-X-C Motif Chemokine Ligand
CXCR1/CXCR2 CXC Chemokine Receptor 1/2
DAMP Damage-Associated Molecular Pattern
DC Dendritic Cell
EC Endothelial Cell
EGF Epidermal Growth Factor
EndMT Endothelial to Mesenchymal Transition
eTreg Effector Regulatory Cell
FcR Fc Receptor
FGF Fibroblast Growth Factor
FDA Food and Drug Administration
GNR Gold Nanorod
GM-CSF Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor
GVHD Graft-Versus-Host Disease
HER2 Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2
HGF Hepatocyte Growth Factor
HIF-1 Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1
HLA Human Leukocyte Antigen
IDO Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase
IDO1 Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase 1
IFN Interferon
IFNα Interferon Alpha
IFN-γ Interferon Gamma
IGF Insulin-Like Growth Factor
IL Interleukin
IL-4 Interleukin 4
IL-10 Interleukin 10
IL-12 Interleukin 12
IL-13 Interleukin 13
IL-15 Interleukin 15
IL-18 Interleukin 18
IL-35 Interleukin 35
iNOS Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase
LPS Lipopolysaccharide
MDC Macrophage–Drug Conjugate
MDSC Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cell
MHC Major Histocompatibility Complex
MMP Matrix Metalloproteinase
MMP9 Matrix Metalloproteinase 9
Macrophage
MPO Myeloperoxidase
Neutrophil
NET Neutrophil Extracellular Trap
NE Neutrophil Elastase
NKG2D Natural Killer Group 2 Member D
NK Natural Killer
NO Nitric Oxide
NP Nanoparticle
OLFM4 Olfactomedin 4
PAMP Pathogen-Associated Molecular Pattern
PD-1 Programmed Cell Death Protein 1
PD-L1 Programmed Death Ligand 1
PDGF Platelet-Derived Growth Factor
PGE2 Prostaglandin E2
pDC Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell
PlGF Placental Growth Factor
RNS Reactive Nitrogen Species
ROBO-1 Roundabout Guidance Receptor 1
ROS Reactive Oxygen Species
scFv Single-Chain Variable Fragment
siRNA Small Interfering RNA
TAM Tumor-Associated Macrophage
Tc Cytotoxic T Cell
TCR T Cell Receptor
TEC Tumor-Associated Endothelial Cell
Tfh T Follicular Helper
TGF Transforming Growth Factor
TGF-β Transforming Growth Factor Beta
Th T Helper
TIL Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocyte
TME Tumor Microenvironment
TNF Tumor Necrosis Factor
TNF-α Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha
TRAIL TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand
TRAIN TRAnsfer of Iron-binding protein
TRC T Cell Receptor
TRM Tissue-Resident Macrophage
Treg Regulatory T Cell
tTreg Thymus-Derived Treg Cell
TRUCK T cells Redirected for Universal Cytokine Killing
VEGF Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
WAT White Adipose Tissue